Being A “Human Rights City”
Gwangju is hosting the WCRHF this year.
Tag: human rights
The Lady Comes To Gwangju
And here’s Gwangju News’s cover story for the month of March to explain why it’s a big deal, courtesy of longtime GN writer Seth Pevey.
Forgive North Korea’s Food Debt
Under normal circumstances when someone doesn’t pay back a loan, that person should be allowed to default on the debt and face the appropriate consequences. Such is not the case with the latest political drama between the ROK and DPRK governments.
Human Rights Prize Winner Mun Jeong-hyeon
Father Mun Jeong-hyeon is well known for his uncompromising stance on all human rights, democracy and peace issues. Here’s June 2012’s cover story.
2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade tells EPIC story
It is the first time in the history of sports competition in Korea that the Athletes’ Village will be built through a reconstruction project. The project is attracting attention from Korea and abroad as a means of reducing the budget and revitalizing a dilapidated urban area.
Touch Not One Stone, Not One Flower: Jeju Naval Base Protests
Jeju Island, the idyllic getaway for Korean honeymooners and nature-loving tourists alike, has been at the center of a controversial conflict which has heightened in intensity, and the voices involved are as varied as the opinions on the issue itself.
Immigration Policy and Korea’s Future
Here is a brief explanation of the Korean immigration policy from the period of liberation on August 15th, 1948 to the current administration.